Torre Santa Cesarea is located in the town of Santa Cesarea Terme in the province of Lecce. We are on the south-eastern side of the Salento along that stretch of coast characterised by wide cliffs washed by the Adriatic Sea, and Torre Santa Cesarea rises from the top of a hill immersed in the green of a pine forest about 300 metres from the sea. This tower is part of the complex defence and sighting system erected in the mid-16th century along the entire Salento coast to cope with the continuous incursions of Saracen pirates who raged through this territory in those years. Torre Santa Cesarea has a circular shape with a height of 8 metres and has recently been restored. It communicated to the north with Torre Specchia Grande and to the south with Torre Miggiano; today Torre Santa Cesarea, for those wishing to visit it, is located inside the Cala dei Balcani restaurant and is privately owned. From the top of this beautiful promontory you can enjoy a respectable panorama as well as smell the scents of the surrounding nature, the peace and tranquillity that reign undisputed combine with the architectural sense of this beautiful historical testimony that has practically merged with the surrounding landscape to become a single block. Positive sensations accompanied by a faint, warm breeze that usually blows in these parts... Happy summer from the Tower of Santa Cesarea.
Last update: 02/01/2023, Tonio Viva